King Charles II has made the decision to strip his brother Andrew of all Royal titles.
The former Prince will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
Formal notice has also been served for Andrew to surrender the lease on the Royal Lodge in Windsor.
The lease, until now, had provided legal protection for Andrew to continue residing at the 30-room mansion.
The decision comes as a result of mounting pressure on the Palace to take action due to his ties to prolific paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
It was through his links with Epstein that Andrew allegedly first met 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre, who later claimed that the former prince had sex with her on three separate occasions.
Guiffre took her own life in April of this year, and her memoir was published posthumously earlier this month, in which she further levies allegations against Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
Andrew has always denied all allegations.
Sky Roberts, Virginia Guiffre’s brother, appeared on BBC’s Newsnight last night and praised King Charles’ decision as “paving the way for the rest of the world to follow suit” when it comes to bringing other perpetrators of child sexual abuse to light.
Tonight the family of Virginia Giuffre say she ‘brought down a British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage’
— Victoria Derbyshire (@vicderbyshire) October 30, 2025
Virginia claimed Andrew sexually abused her on three separate occasions. He denies those allegations. pic.twitter.com/ydXLSFHb8L
The statement from Buckingham Palace said: “Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is expected to vacate the Royal Lodge later today.
